STANDARDS OF PRACTICE 2018
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1 STANDARDS OF PRACTICE nurse pr ac titioner 2018 RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS COLLABORATION, CONSULTATION AND REFERRAL LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY CLIENT CARE MANAGEMENT
2 CRNNS Nurse Practitioner Standards of Practice 2018 The College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia (CRNNS) sets the practice standards 1 for registered nurses and nurse practitioners to support the delivery of safe, competent, compassionate and ethical care. Nurse practitioners care for various client populations in a variety of practice settings. The Nurse Practitioner Standards of Practice (2018) outlines the professional and legal obligations and accountabilities of nurse practitioners and provides a common understanding of nurse practitioner practice expectations in Nova Scotia. The standards also identify the performance levels that nurse practitioners are required to achieve in practice. This document is a complement to the Entry-Level Competencies for Nurse Practitioners in Canada (2016). Competencies are the specific knowledge, skills, abilities and judgment required for a nurse practitioner to practise safely and ethically with a designated client population in a specific role and practice setting. 1 Terms in bold font are defined in the glossary. 2
3 As self-regulated professionals, nurse practitioners in Nova Scotia are accountable to both the Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses and the Nurse Practitioner Standards of Practice as well as the Canadian Nurses Association s Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses. Organizational policies do not relieve individual nurse practitioners of their accountability to meet the standards. In addition to registered nursing practice, the Registered Nurses Act and Regulations authorize nurse practitioners to independently manage their clients health care needs, including diagnosing, ordering diagnostic tests, performing procedures, prescribing medications and consulting/referring to other health care providers. They may also practise in research, education, management, administration, regulation and policy/system development. This document identifies five standards of practice: Standard 1: Responsibility and Accountability Standard 2: Leadership and Advocacy Standard 3: Assessment and Diagnosis Standard 4: Client Care Management Standard 5: Collaboration, Consultation and Referral 3
4 RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS COLLABORATION, CONSULTATION AND REFERRAL LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY CLIENT CARE MANAGEMENT 4
5 Standard 1: Responsibility and Accountability Nurse practitioners are accountable to provide safe, competent, compassionate and ethical care within their legislated scope of practice, educational preparation and individual competence. In their role, nurse practitioners are accountable to critically appraise evidence and to apply best practice in their client care. Nurse practitioners: 1.1 Practise according to ethical, legal and professional standards, competencies and guidelines that reflect their increased level of responsibility, accountability and scope of practice. STANDARD Practise autonomously as a member of an interprofessional team. 1.3 Meet all requirements for licensure, quality assurance and auditing programs. 1.4 Communicate with clients in a sensitive, honest and respectful manner that anticipates and responds to their questions and concerns. 1.5 Collaborate with clients to develop their plan of care, including discussing the rationale, benefits and risks of investigations, interventions, management and follow-up. 1.6 Confirm clients understanding of their plan of care. 1.7 Document client care as required by federal and provincial legislation, regulations and organizational policies. 1.8 Use a systematic and timely process to receive, document, track and communicate results of diagnostic tests and referrals. 1.9 Maintain, store and transfer personal health information and client health records according to federal and provincial legislation, regulations and organizational policies Engage in education and professional development activities to maintain their competence Arrange with health care team members and/or employer for ongoing client care when absent from or leaving the practice setting. 5
6 RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS COLLABORATION, CONSULTATION AND REFERRAL LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY CLIENT CARE MANAGEMENT 6
7 STANDARD 2 Standard 2: Leadership and Advocacy Nurse practitioners have a leadership and advocacy role in the health care system to enhance quality of care, to influence policy decisions and to improve the delivery of health services. Nurse practitioners: 2.1 Develop, implement and evaluate initiatives to promote health and to prevent injury and illness. 2.2 Contribute to the development of federal and provincial legislation, standards, policies and practice guidelines related to client care and nurse practitioner practice. 2.3 Apply the best evidence in practice, engage in research and/or quality improvement, share information and provide education to peers, other health professionals and clients. 2.4 Act as role models and mentors to registered nurses, other nurse practitioners, students and other health professionals. 7
8 RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS COLLABORATION, CONSULTATION AND REFERRAL LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY CLIENT CARE MANAGEMENT 8
9 Standard 3: Assessment and Diagnosis Using a holistic client-centred approach, nurse practitioners assess and diagnose clients, including those with acute and/or chronic health conditions and potential life threatening/emergent situations. Assessment and diagnosis are guided by the best available evidence and the determinants of health. Nurse practitioners: 3.1 Perform comprehensive or focused assessments appropriate to clients situations. 3.2 Determine clients health risks and differential diagnoses based on findings of assessments and investigations. 3.3 Select screening and diagnostic tests based on the best available evidence, provincial and organizational policies and standards. 3.4 Discuss the rationale as well as the potential benefit(s) and risk(s) of screenings and diagnostic tests with clients. 3.5 Formulate differential diagnosis/diagnoses, including potential implications, treatment options and expected outcomes/prognoses. 3.6 Explain the diagnosis/diagnoses, potential implications, treatment plans, expected outcomes and overall prognosis with clients. STANDARD 3 9
10 RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS COLLABORATION, CONSULTATION AND REFERRAL LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY CLIENT CARE MANAGEMENT 10
11 Standard 4: Client Care Management Client care management is guided by the best available evidence and the determinants of health. Nurse practitioners: 4.1 Prescribe medications according to federal and provincial legislation, regulations and organizational policies. 4.2 Prescribe pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies, including controlled drugs and substances, using best evidence and considering potential therapeutic benefit(s) and risk(s). 4.3 Advise clients of the appropriate use of prescription and nonprescription medications and required follow-up. 4.4 Monitor and evaluate clients response(s) to the treatment plan and adjust accordingly. 4.5 Document and report harmful incidents, near misses and no-harm incidents, including those associated with pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies, according to federal and provincial legislation, regulations and organizational policies. 4.6 Perform both non-invasive and invasive interventions for which they have developed and maintained competence. 4.7 Obtain and document clients informed consent prior to performing interventions. 4.8 Use available drug information systems 2 to verify history of clients prescribed medications, including controlled drugs and substances, when initiating, changing or discontinuing medications. 4.9 Comply with federal 3 and provincial regulations related to prescribing controlled drugs and substances as required under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and New Classes of Practitioners Regulations Do not prescribe for themselves or family members except in an urgent or emergent situation when there is no other prescriber available. STANDARD 4 2 For example, the Nova Scotia Prescription Monitoring Program (NSPMP) E-Access Portal or the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness Drug Information System (DIS). 3 Health Canada Office of Controlled Substances Section 56 exemption 11
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13 Standard 5: Collaboration, Consultation and Referral Nurse practitioners establish collaborative relationships with other health professionals. They initiate and accept consultations and referrals related to client care. Consultations and referrals may occur in person, by telephone, in writing or electronically, as appropriate to individual situations. STANDARD 5 Nurse practitioners: 5.1 Communicate with the most appropriate health professional(s) for consultation or referral when clients health care needs go beyond the nurse practitioner s individual or regulated scope of practice or when another professional s expertise is required. 5.2 Evaluate advice and recommendations for treatment from other health professionals. 5.3 Communicate recommendations from consultations or referrals with clients and appropriate members of the health care team. 5.4 Provide consultations and accept referrals from other health professionals when appropriate. 13
14 GLOSSARY Accountability: the obligation to acknowledge the professional, ethical and legal aspects of one s activities and duties and to answer for the consequences and outcomes of one s actions. Accountability resides in a role and can never be shared or delegated. Advocacy: actively supporting, protecting and safeguarding clients rights and interests. It is an integral component of nursing and also contributes to the foundation of trust inherent in nurse-client relationships. Client(s): the individual, group, community or population who is the recipient of nursing services, and where the context requires, may include a substitute decision-maker for the recipient of nursing services. Collaboration: working together with one or more members of the health care team, each of whom makes a unique contribution toward achieving a common goal. Collaboration is an ongoing process that requires effective communication among members of the health care team and a clear understanding of the roles of the individuals involved. Competence: the ability to integrate and apply the knowledge, skills, abilities and judgment required to practise safely and ethically with a designated client population in a specific role and practice setting. Consultation: a request for advice on the care of the client from another health professional. The consultant may or may not see the client directly. The responsibility for clinical outcomes remains with the consultee who is free to accept or reject the advice of the consultant (Barron & White, 2009). Harmful incident: a client safety incident that results in harm to the client. 14
15 Individual scope of practice: the roles, functions and accountabilities that an individual is educated, authorized and competent to perform. Near miss: a client safety incident that does not reach the client and therefore no harm occurs. No-harm incident: a client safety incident that reaches the client but no discernible harm occurs. Prescribe: to advise or authorize the use of a medication or treatment for the management of a client s diagnosis or diagnoses. The act of prescribing involves assessing and monitoring the safety and efficacy of the prescribed medication or treatment. Referral: an explicit request for another health professional to become involved in the care of a client. Accountability for clinical outcomes is negotiated between the health professionals involved (Barron & White, 2009). Responsibility: an activity, behaviour or intervention expected or required to be performed within a professional role and/or position. Responsibility may be shared, delegated or assigned. Scope of practice: the roles, functions and accountabilities which members of a profession are legislated, educated and authorized to perform. In Nova Scotia, the scope of practice of a nurse practitioner is defined in the Registered Nurses Act. Standards: authoritative statements that promote, guide, direct and regulate professional nursing practice. They describe the desirable and achievable level of performance expected of all registered nurses, including nurse practitioners, against which actual performance can be measured. 15
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17 College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia. (2017). Standards of practice for registered nurses. Halifax, NS: Author. Finnell, D.S., Thomas, E.L., Nehring, W.M., McLoughlin, K.A., & Bickford, C.J. (2015). Best practices for developing specialty nursing scope and standards of practice [Electronic journal]. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 20(5). Retrieved from ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Vol / No2-May-2015/Best-Practices-for-Developing-Specialty-Scope-and- Standards.html Nurses Association of New Brunswick. (2015). Standards for the practice of primary health care nurse practitioners. Fredericton, NB: Author. O Connell, J., Gardner. G. & Coyer, F. (2014). Beyond competencies: Using a capability framework in developing practice standards for advanced practice nursing. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 70(12), Pharmacy Act. (2011). Statutes of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Government of Nova Scotia. Retrieved from b013.htm Pharmacy Regulations. (2013). Made under subsection 80(1) of the Pharmacy Act, c Halifax, NS: Government of Nova Scotia. Retrieved from Registered Nurses Act. (2006). Statutes of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Government of Nova Scotia. Retrieved from htm Registered Nurses Association of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. (2014). Standards of practice for registered nurses and nurse practitioners. Yellowknife, NT: Author Registered Nurses Regulations. (2009). Made under Section 8 of the Registered Nurses Act, c Halifax, NS: Government of Nova Scotia. Retrieved from Saskatchewan Association of Registered Nurses. (2011). Registered nurse (nurse practitioner) (RN(NP) standards & core competencies. Regina, SK: Author. Yukon Registered Nurses Association. (2012). Foundations for nurse practitioner practice in the Yukon. Whitehorse, YT: Author. 17
18 1 February, 2018 (Revised) College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia Revisions (2005/2009/2011/2013/2014) First Printing (2002) All rights reserved. Individual copies of this document may be downloaded from the CRNNS website. Portions of this publication may be reproduced for personal use. Reproduction of this document for other purposes, by any means, requires permission of the copyright owner.
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